The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 9, 1902
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 AM
7:33 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -258
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.6° / 149.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 18m / -5.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.20° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.74° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.98° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.